Literature DB >> 10406370

Association of seropositivity for Chlamydia pneumoniae and coronary artery disease in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia.

K Kontula, A Vuorio, H Turtola, P Saikku.   

Abstract

In patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia heterozygous for the North Karelia (Finland) mutation, the presence of unequivocal coronary heart disease was significantly associated with high titres of IgG and IgA antibodies to Chlamydia pneumoniae.

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Year:  1999        PMID： 10406370     DOI： 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)01691-8

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Lancet        ISSN： 0140-6736            Impact factor:   79.321


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Journal:  Cell Microbiol       Date:  2011-04-26       Impact factor: 3.715

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